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A man decides to cook for himself, but finds the revolver of John Dillinger hidden in his kitchen instead.A man decides to cook for himself, but finds the revolver of John Dillinger hidden in his kitchen instead.A man decides to cook for himself, but finds the revolver of John Dillinger hidden in his kitchen instead.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
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- TriviaThe interiors shown in the film are almost entirely those of the apartment once belonged to Italian Postmodern artist Mario Schifano. Some of his paintings can be seen hanging on the walls of the house. The kitchen scenes were shot into a country villa belonged to actor Ugo Tognazzi, good friend with director Marco Ferreri and frequently cast in his films.
- GoofsHe is 'cooking' in an empty saucepan; the spatula is clean and dry.
- ConnectionsEdited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)
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Wealthy, middle-aged gas-mask maker Michel Piccoli (as Glauco) arrives home late from work and finds his beautiful blonde wife in bed with a headache. While she blows kisses to her goldfish, Mr. Piccoli rejects the dinner she left and decides to make a hot gourmet meal. Gathering ingredients, Mr. Piccoli opens a closet door and some poorly-stacked newspapers fall out onto the floor. Restacking the items, Piccoli finds an unexpected object wrapped in a newspaper containing an article on the death of 1930s US gangster John Dillinger. This is where director Marco Ferreri derives "Dillinger Is Dead" as a title. Piccoli is intrigued by his newspaper discovery and it ends up changing his life...
Mr. Ferreri and Piccoli appear to be having fun with this arty film. They may have been having a little too much fun. It starts out with some rather explicit references to a theme. You could call it "the alienation of modern man," and Ferreri does appear to be naming that as his thesis. Later, it veers perilously close to a mid-life crisis. The protagonist is difficult to identify with; possibly, he's too bourgeois. Some scenes move as slow as molasses or, as you'll see, honey. A "finger dance" segment enlivens an otherwise dull portion; it's pointless, but that's what fingers do. This viewer narrowed it down to two options for Glauco, considering his discovery. Not sure he made the best choice.
****** Dillinger Is Dead (1/23/1969) Marco Ferreri ~ Michel Piccoli, Annie Girardot, Anita Pallenberg, Gino Lavagetto
Mr. Ferreri and Piccoli appear to be having fun with this arty film. They may have been having a little too much fun. It starts out with some rather explicit references to a theme. You could call it "the alienation of modern man," and Ferreri does appear to be naming that as his thesis. Later, it veers perilously close to a mid-life crisis. The protagonist is difficult to identify with; possibly, he's too bourgeois. Some scenes move as slow as molasses or, as you'll see, honey. A "finger dance" segment enlivens an otherwise dull portion; it's pointless, but that's what fingers do. This viewer narrowed it down to two options for Glauco, considering his discovery. Not sure he made the best choice.
****** Dillinger Is Dead (1/23/1969) Marco Ferreri ~ Michel Piccoli, Annie Girardot, Anita Pallenberg, Gino Lavagetto
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- Also known as
- Dillinger ist tot
- Filming locations
- Palazzo ENI, Rome, Lazio, Italy(opening sequence)
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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